The stingray was accidentally caught by fishermen in an 80-meter (260 ft) deep pool in the Mekong in Cambodia's northeastern Stung Treng province and the visiting scientists helped return the animal alive.
Researchers, who published their findings Thursday in the journal Nature, used a model to examine how over 3,000 mammal species might migrate and and share viruses over the next 50 years if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), which recent research shows is possible.
Abby Seiff, author of a new book called “Troubling the Water: A Dying Lake and A Vanishing World in Cambodia,” discusses the future of the Tonle Sap Lake.
In about half the cases where numbers of insects had plummeted, researchers found climate change and habitat loss from agriculture magnifying each other. In more than a quarter of the cases of biodiversity loss, meaning fewer species, the same dynamic was at work.
It describes how the lake’s extraordinary ecosystem has been of historical importance to Cambodia, but is now threatened by overfishing, dams and climate change.
The Commerce Department is investigating allegations that manufacturers in four countries are evading tariffs
To date, Cambodia is the only nation in the region to have signed up to the 30x30 goal.
The World Wildlife Fund said the 25-year-old male dolphin, 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) long and weighing 110 kilograms (242 pounds), is believed to have died three days before his body was found.
Cambodians urged to save water amid dam construction and climate change.
The World Wildlife Fund’s report, released Wednesday, highlights the need to protect the rich biodiversity and habitats in the region, which includes Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.
Dry conditions in the past three years have affected navigation, river ecosystems and riverbank stability in the region where tens of millions of people depend on the Mekong for their livelihoods.
Local residents told VOA Khmer they are worried about private beaches and private establishments replacing natural surroundings.
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